diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
index 6cdb97579c45..0c5ce44f723f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int synth_process(struct machine *machine)
 
 static int mmap_events(synth_cb synth)
 {
-	struct machines machines;
 	struct machine *machine;
 	int err, i;
 
@@ -162,8 +161,7 @@ static int mmap_events(synth_cb synth)
 	 */
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to create threads", !threads_create());
 
-	machines__init(&machines);
-	machine = &machines.host;
+	machine = machine__new_host();
 
 	dump_trace = verbose > 1 ? 1 : 0;
 
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ static int mmap_events(synth_cb synth)
 	}
 
 	machine__delete_threads(machine);
-	machines__exit(&machines);
+	machine__delete(machine);
 	return err;
 }